Animals In The News

Hey Silverhorner's !! Welcome to the Lodge. It 's been awhile since we had an "Animals In The News" stories so tonight let's catch up.....

Bears
Did you hear about the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police busting a grow-op apparently run by a family of black bears....

Yup, police in Christina Lake, British Columbia found some outdoor plots of marijuana being guarded by 10 large black bears. According to reports, the cops were a little cautious at first but the bears were actually pretty laid back, and didn't seem to have much issue with the police busting the illegal crop.

The theory is that the bears were there to guard the crops, but apparently they got a little....well....laid back about their guard duties and didn't seem to give a damn....one was overheard growling but he was just saying something about having the munchies.....

Cougars
A study of online dating by the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, has blown the lid off the idea that older women, called "cougars" are looking for younger men! According to the study, the whole cougar idea may be limited to the world of female celebs, many of whom like to roll around in the hay with young, handsome, buff men. It seems in the world of dating, at least online dating, women are much more practical than one might believe....they are looking for wealthy men, regardless of age. Quite the opposite of men who spend most of their lives chasing or dreaming about chasing younger women....

Bulls
A friendly bull wanted to visit with the crowd at a 'recortadores' competition in Spain so he jumped into the stands....caused quite a bit of havoc too as about 40 folks got hurt in the rampage. Lucky for you, we got some video of this one!


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Tuesday This and That

Hey Silverhorner's !! How y'all doing tonight? I've been watching Criminal Minds on A&E tonight, back to back episodes of serial killer crime fighting police work. Those guys and girls at the BAU (Behavior Analysis Unit) really know how to get in the head of a killer....good to know I guess, makes me feel safer. Just knowing that those guys are able to get in the heads of serial killer types is a comfort isn't it? Too bad that most of the time is after the fact.

So...I wasn't really going anywhere with that, just thought I would mention it.....

Looks like the days of fast food and treats are numbered in Afghanistan as the U.S. military is ordering some of the restaurants and related places shut down, one official, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall said,  "This is a war zone -- not an amusement park,"  I think he has a point there, it isn't an amusement park, but by God, if some of those things make it more comfortable for the soldiers and military folks over there fighting, why the hell would they pull the plug. The Sgt Maj said,  "Supplying nonessential luxuries to big bases like Bagram and Kandahar makes it harder to get essential items to combat outposts and forward operating bases, where troops who are in the fight each day need resupply with ammunition, food and water."

So it's good by to the major franchise operations like Burger King and Pizza Hut, if you are scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in the near future, might want to take a few burgers with ya in your kitbag. Canadian soldiers need not worry, apparently Tim Hortons is staying, that is the beauty of Tim Hortons, they have staying power. You can read the whole story, Here

There has been a lot going on these days, and I have been remiss in reporting it, sorry about that, I almost missed the report that a couple of women were arrested for trying to smuggle a corpse on a plane Yup, the women were trying to get a 90 something year old dead relative on a plane from London to Germany. They put sunglasses on him, propped him up in a wheelchair and headed for the gate...someone got suspicious and the jigg was up...apparently snakes can get on a plane, but not dead guys in sunglasses......

By the way, the UFO picture above......? You figure it out.......